Job Details

Reference: 0802-8

Company: Mandaus

Contact Name: Karolina Blechova

Vacancy Type: Private Practice Lawyer

Practice Areas: Arbitration, Insolvency, Litigation/Dispute Resolution

Locations: UK

PQEs: 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years, Other

Salary: £Competitive

Posted: 20 Nov 2008

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Founded in 1934, the firm has grown into a full-service international powerhouse with more than 2,100 attorneys in 24 offices around the world. The founders instilled an ethic of hard work, commitment and quality that flourishes today and has nurtured the firm's dramatic growth into one of the world's premier business law firms. With that growth, the firm has built internationally recognized practices in a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. It has also received praise for its innovative approach to law firm management and for its pro bono work both on a local and global scale. The firm's success is grounded in its devotion to the collaborative process, which reaches across global offices and practices and draws upon its deep subject matter expertise, an abiding commitment to teamwork and a powerful tradition of creative lawyering.
The Public International Law team, part of the firm's International Dispute Resolution practice group, is widely recognized as a market leader. They are one of the few firms in the world to employ a discrete team of specialist lawyers advising sovereign state and multilateral corporate clients on all aspects of public international law. Work includes advising on issues as diverse as international investment law; land and maritime boundary disputes; transboundary pipeline projects; sovereign immunity; trade sanctions and human rights.

A unique opportunity has arisen to join this group. The successful candidate will be a valued member of a dedicated team that is actively engaged in advising clients in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. He or she will be exposed to outstanding client work and will play an integral role in business development activities alongside senior lawyers.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate with relevant academic or practical experience for this role. Candidates will be from a leading arbitration practice and will have studied public international law, whether at an undergraduate or postgraduate level. In addition, candidates should be energetic and highly motivated to succed in this challenging area of legal practice. Fluent, business-level Spanish would be an advantage but is not essential.

For more information apply online to karolina@mandaus.com or call Nick Tyrrell on 07912 537 540, in the strictest of confidence.